State Halts Pile Driving For New Tappan Zee Bridge Due To Noise Complaints

Christian told 1010 WINS’ Al Jones they knew the work would be noisy, but driving 50-foot flat sheet piles against the Rockland shore was way beyond noise levels that were set in the contract for Tappan Zee Bridge construction.

“They’re going over the 90 decibels. And they were way over so we wanted to meet with them and say ‘hey listen, this can’t be,'” the mayor added.

The state ordered the contractor to halt the pile driving after weeks of complaints from local officials.

“One of our residents said her house was shaking and it was all do to the vibrations and the noise,” Christian said.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s point man on the bridge said pile driving will resume but only after the contractor figures out a way to do it more quietly, Jones reported.